ἕλκω (helkuō, helkō) means “to draw/persuade” in the TBESG Greek lexicon from STEPBible.
Pronunciation guide: hel-koo'-o Strong’s Greek pronunciation spelling.
ἕλκω · helkuō, helkō · to draw/persuade
ἕλκω (Hellenistic form ἑλκύω in Jhn.11:1-57. with, Act.16:19), [in LXX for מָשַׁךְ, etc. ;] to draw: with accusative of thing(s), Jhn.18:10 21:6; with accusative of person(s), before ἔξω, Act.21:30; εἰς, Act.16:19, Jas.2:6. Metaphorical, to draw, lead, impel: Jhn.6:44 12:32. (For discussion of ἕ. in Oxyrh. Log., see Deiss., LAE, 437 ff.)† (AS)
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I drag, draw, pull, persuade, unsheathe.
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Counts below follow each translation’s tagged words. A rendering can cover a phrase. Differences in text editions and tagging can produce different totals.
| Rendering | Count |
|---|---|
| and dragged | 1 |
| and dragged them | 1 |
| drag | 1 |
| dragged | 1 |
| draws | 1 |
| drew | 1 |
| to haul it in | 1 |
| will draw | 1 |
| Rendering | Count |
|---|---|
| and drew | 2 |
| drew | 2 |
| draw | 1 |
| to draw | 1 |
| will draw | 1 |
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